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OceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970sOceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970s
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1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.

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WorldDogtooth tuna A large Indo-Pacific bonito prized by sport anglers.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇴 Norway and 2 moreAtlantic mackerel Fast-swimming, oily fish of the North AtlanticTuna · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldBlue mackerel A small, fast pelagic fish found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.Tuna · Coasts and shelves WorldLittle tunny A fast, coastal tuna of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1810 WorldAtlantic bonito A mackerel-like game fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific bonito Striped marine fish of the Pacific coastTuna · Coasts and shelves 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreSnoek A long, thin snake mackerel found in the Southern Hemisphere seas.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1791 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreJapanese jack mackerel A silver coastal fish prized in East Asian cuisine.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreNarrow-barred Spanish mackerel Large Indo-Pacific mackerel with narrow vertical barsTuna · Coasts and shelves WorldTuna A group of fast-swimming saltwater fish known for their speed and commercial importance.Tuna · Open ocean WorldAlbacore A large, long-finned tuna species known for its white meat and global distribution.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1788 WorldMackerel A group of pelagic fish known for their speed, stripes, and role in global fisheries.Tuna · Open ocean 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreKing mackerel A large, fast-swimming predatory fish of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.Tuna · Coasts and shelves WorldAtlantic bluefin tuna Large, warm-blooded tuna of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Open ocean · 1758 WorldYellowfin tuna Fast tropical tuna with bright yellow finsTuna · Open ocean 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic Spanish mackerel Migratory mackerel with yellow spots found in the Gulf and Atlantic.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇲🇻 Maldives and 4 moreSkipjack tuna A fast-swimming tropical tuna vital to global fisheries.Tuna · Open ocean WorldPacific bluefin tuna Large migratory tuna of the northern Pacific OceanTuna · Open ocean WorldWahoo Fast tropical game fish with blue barsTuna · Open ocean 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBlackfin tuna The smallest species of tuna, found in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves Indo-Pacific king mackerel 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreIndo-Pacific king mackerel A prized spotted mackerel of the Indian Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves

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